Lab Technician
RelaDyne

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: In addition to the essential job functions described below, all associates will perform duties requested by management. Assigned responsibilities and duties may vary based upon location size and operation.

• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and to make rational decisions, and to exercise good judgment is essential.
• Performance of work requires advanced knowledge, defined as work which is predominantly intellectual in character and which includes work requiring the consistent exercise of discretion and judgment
• Extensive communication and contact with internal and external customers and laboratories regarding testing, customer question, and/or feedback.
• Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.
• Manage outsourced testing to insure samples are routed appropriately and results are returned.
• Work with Reliability Services to develop a commercial client sampling program to include both onsite and remote sampling options (Kits).
• Assists with management of the oil analysis program.
• Data Entry
• Sorts, logs, and racks samples
• Assists with running appropriate tests and interpretation of data.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Industry certifications, such as OMA, CLS, MLA, etc. preferred.
• Previous laboratory experience preferred.
• Experience with laboratory instrumentation preferred.
• Understanding of testing procedures and results.
• Understanding of lubrication fundamentals and metallurgy.
• Prior Lubrication Analysis experience preferred.
• Ability to distinguish colors.
• Be willing to work in a laboratory environment with potential exposure to petroleum products, fumes, odors, mists and dusts.
• Wear personal protective equipment as required.
• Customer Service oriented.
• Computer literate.
• Basic mathematics skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Requires ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Requires ability to interact professionally with co-workers, managers, supervisors, and customers.
• Good management, organizational skills are required.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to work in a team environment with remote supervision.
• Ability to work under pressure and deadlines.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Lift or move up to 50 lbs. on a regular basis.
• Advanced knowledge in a field of science or learning; preferably 4 year Chemistry, Chemist, or Chemical Engineer degree.
• Advanced knowledge customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction.
• Requires ability to operate a personal computer, a telephone, fax machine, copier, calculator, and other general office equipment. Strong knowledge of analytical laboratory equipment; general PC use; and light industrial equipment and non-power hand tools.

Performance Measurements:

• Assists quarterly with the measurement of the number of customers that have chosen to send their oil analysis to RelaDyne lab.
• Assists quarterly with the measurement of the number of oil samples processed and returned to the customer.
• Consulting /Analysis that translates to Reliability Services: filtration, flushing, and/or purification.
• Turn-around time for oil sample processing from receipt to return to the customer (Industry typical 2 weeks), measured quarterly.
• Assists with the development of additional analytics which provide additional revenue opportunities.
• Cost reduction and margin improvement by in-house processing of samples as opposed to third party paid by the branch.

Work Environment:

• Some exposure to potentially hazardous substances and tools as usually found in a chemistry lab environment (organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, oxidizers, acids, bases, hot plates, vacuum pumps, compressed gasses, etc.), and machinery (lifts, tools, etc.) and materials as usually found in a light industrial environment.